''Piscidia'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

s in subfamily Faboideae of the

legume A legume () is a plant in the family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or the fruit or seed of such a plant. When used as a dry grain, the seed is also called a pulse. Legumes are grown agriculturally, primarily for human consumption, for livestock f ...

family,

Fabaceae The Fabaceae or Leguminosae,International Code of Nomenc ...

. The generic name is derived from the

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...

words ''piscis'', meaning "fish," and ''caedo'', meaning "to kill." It refers to the use of extracts from the plant to poison fish.

Selected species

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Piscidia carthagenensis ''Piscidia'' is a genus of flowering plants in subfamily Faboideae of the legume family, Fabaceae. The generic name is derived from the Latin words ''piscis'', meaning "fish," and ''caedo'', meaning "to kill." It refers to the use of extracts fr ...

'' Jacq. * ''

Piscidia grandifolia ''Piscidia'' is a genus of flowering plants in subfamily Faboideae of the legume family, Fabaceae. The generic name is derived from the Latin words ''piscis'', meaning "fish," and ''caedo'', meaning "to kill." It refers to the use of extracts fr ...

'' (Donn.Sm.) I.M.Johnst. * '' Piscidia mollis'' Rose * ''

Piscidia piscipula ''Piscidia piscipula'', commonly named Florida fishpoison tree, Jamaican dogwood, or fishfuddle, is a medium-sized, deciduous, tropical tree in the Fabaceae family. It is native to the Greater Antilles (except Puerto Rico), extreme southern Flori ...

'' (L.) Sarg.

Formerly placed here

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Sesbania punicea ''Sesbania punicea'' (Spanish gold, rattlebox, or scarlet sesban) is an ornamental shrub with reddish-orange flowers. It has deciduous leaves and grows to a height of 15 feet (4.5 m). This plant has a high demand for water, and thrives in swamps ...

'' (Cav.) Benth. (as ''P. punicea'' Cav.)

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* * Millettieae Fabaceae genera Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Millettieae-stub